Two Spanish planes narrowly escape collision over the Atlantic; automatic system intervenes
Key Points
- Iberia and Air Europa planes entered the same flight path at the same altitude over the Atlantic off the coast of Western Sahara.
- The TCAS collision avoidance system activated, lowering one plane and raising the other.
- Both planes landed safely at their destination airports following the incident on 10 July.
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An Iberia flight heading from Recife to Madrid and an Air Europa flight flying from Madrid to São Paulo entered a collision course over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Western Sahara. Coincidentally, both Spanish passenger planes were flying at the same altitude and in opposite directions of the same air corridor.
The system that prevented a potential disaster was the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). With safety alarms sounding from both cockpits, the system provided immediate maneuver instructions to the pilots, enabling them to separate the aircraft's flight paths.
The incident occurred on 10 July and was announced to the public by the Spanish aviation accident investigation authority CIAIAC on 17 January. Thanks to strict compliance with the system's instructions, the planes landed safely at their destination airports without sustaining any damage.
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- What were the routes of the planes involved in the collision scare?
- The planes belonging to Spanish airlines escaped danger while flying on the Recife-Madrid and Madrid-São Paulo (Guarulhos) routes.
- Thanks to which system did the incident not turn into a disaster?
- The planes' TCAS collision avoidance system provided maneuver instructions, causing one plane to descend and the other to climb.
- When did the incident occur?
- This aviation incident occurred on the date of 10 July.
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